<p class="title" align="center">Triangle Java Users Group Presents:</p>
<p class="header4" align="center">Grails web framework
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<p class="header4" align="center"><span align="center" class="header3">presented
  by Michael Kimsal</span></p>

<p align="center"><b>Monday, July 18, 2011 </b><br>
<b>6:30 PM - 9:00 PM</b> <br>
<a href="http://redhat.com" target="_blank"><img src="images/JBoss-logo.jpg" border="0"></a><br>

1801 Varsity Drive
  <br>
  Raleigh, North Carolina</p>

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<p><span class="header2">Abstract:</span><br>
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Michael Kimsal will demonstrate the Grails web framework, a "convention over configuration" Java web framework 
relying on best of breed familiar technologies such as Spring, Hibnerate and Groovy.  
We'll cover the basic setup, layouts, conventions (models, views, controllers, services), the GORM layer, 
common plugins and some of the recent and upcoming changes to Groovy and Grails.  Quite a lot has happened in the 
Grails world since the last TriJUG Grails presentation in 2008, so be prepared to be amazed all over again!</p>
<p><span class="header2">About the Speaker:</span><br>
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Michael Kimsal has spent 15 years in the web development world, starting with Perl in late 1995 and PHP in early 1996, then working with ASP, ColdFusion, Java and most recently Ruby and Groovy.
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Michael currently runs WebDev Publishing, which publishes PDF publications such as GroovyMag and JSMag, produces the indieconf conference for independent web professionals, runs the WebDev Radio podcast series, and is an occasional speaker at regional technology conferences and user groups.
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He can be found in and around the RDU Triangle area, running the regional PHP/MySQL user group, or meeting with other area tech folk. He currently lives in Youngsville with his wife and three cats.</p>
<span class="header2">Agenda:</span><br>
<p>
6:30 - 7:00 PM -- Meet, Talk, Pizza <br>
7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements <br>
7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation <br>
8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter <br>
8:30        -- Raffle<br>
9:00 - Doors close <br>
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<p><span class="header2">Admission:</span><br>
Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge.
Non members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. But, if you are either a full time
student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per meeting.</p>

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